The California Senate passed a bill that will allow violent convicts with life sentences to be eligible for parole after ...

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison and at least one was killed in a shootout in the ...

President Donald Trump has pardoned a range of celebrities and public figures, from rappers to reality TV stars.

Santino Casio, the inmate who stabbed Tory Lanez 14 times, claims self-defense. Here's what we know about his history and ...

To read the article or read other coverage, click here. Nearly one-third of California prisoners released early during the pandemic by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration ended up back in prison, ...

T HE POLICE arrived at Maxie Allen’s door at midday on January 29th. None of the six officers seemed to know much about why ...

We lose, our clients die in prison,' attorney told class at University of Notre Dame. 'We lose, children don’t have their mothers or fathers.' ...

Tucked away in the Central Valley, Central California Women's Facility sits off Highway 99 between Fresno and Merced. Farmland surrounds much of the prison, and visitors are rare. The 640-acre ...

SALINAS, Calif. – A riot at a California prison sent eight inmates to local hospitals Wednesday, officials say. Fifty more inmates suffered minor injuries. Around 200 inmates began fighting just ...

Several alleged Nuestra Familia leaders were convicted last year of arranging assaults and attempted homicides from behind bars, including stabbings that led to prison riots across the state.

FOLSOM, Calif. — Several people were injured after a riot Wednesday morning at California State Prison, Sacramento, officials said. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ...

The new prison cuts — which are buried in amendments to the Governor’s state budget plan released late Thursday — shocked state lawmakers, some of whom are fielding calls from frightened and ...